The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has announced that it will undertake a new multi-faceted, $500 million, 20-year program to reduce the amount of damage that can be inflicted upon the electric Transmission and Distribution (T&D) System by severe More...
The Rockaway Chamber of Commerce, Benjamin-Beachwood LLC and City Councilman Joseph Adabbo will sponsor Rockaway's annual Halloween Parade this Sunday, October 29. More...
Halloween is a time of fun for children, but it can be scary for parents and drivers. Children are often out after dark, crossing busy streets, and perhaps going to unfamiliar homes. More...
The Solid Rock Seventh Day Adventist Church, 52-05 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Far Rockaway, is hosting a Community Guest Day on Saturday, October 21. The morning will start with Sabbath School at 9:30 a.m. and Divine Worship at 11:15 a.m. More...
Dentists from the New York State Dental Association will answer oral health questions via a toll-free line, 1-877-833-8479 or 1-877-TEETH RX for the Association's Dial-A-Smile on Tuesday, October 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. More...
The Graybeards are hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Caffrey-Conroy Learning Center on Saturday, November 18 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at The Bayhouse, 500 Bayside in Breezy Point. More...
Over the summer, Rockaway Artists Alliance (RAA) president Geoff Rawling and PS/MS 114 students designed and painted a mural in the vestibule of the school. More...
The State Education Department has released standardized math test scores and percentages from city schools from a March 2006 test. Here are the passing rates for District 27 schools on the peninsula and Broad Channel: More...
With the general election on November 7 coming up in two weeks, next week The Wave will highlight the campaign platforms of the two candidates in the only local contested race - the State Assembly seat in the 23 Assembly District. More...
Construction crews digging the southern end of Beach 116 Street on Wednesday afternoon cut a gas main, closing down that portion of the vital shopping street during a busy lunchtime period. More...
The body of a Brooklyn fisherman was pulled from the ocean one week after he slipped from the Rockaway Point Jetty and disappeared, police said. More...
Local Pressure Forces Agency To Set Rockaway Venue
By Howard Schwach
The Health and Hospitals Corporation abruptly cancelled a public hearing regarding the transfer of the Neponsit Health Center facility to the City of New York, a hearing that was to be held at the Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica on October 18 and t More...
The NYPD wants to remind residents that Halloween is one of the most enjoyable days of the year for children, but parents should be aware of the potential risks that can affect children who are not supervised properly. More...
This photograph of the Kindergarten 4 class at PS 42 in Arverne was found by a resident cleaning out an old Rockaway building. The children in the picture, who were most likely five years old at the time, are now in their mid-fifties. More...
The Queens County American Legion Annual Legislative Breakfast will be held at American Legion Broad Channel Post 1404, 209 Crossbay Boulevard in Broad Channel, on Saturday, October 28. More...
The Rockaway Artists Alliance's Halloween weekend extravaganza, "Malice in Underland," will take place every night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. from October 28 thru October 31 at the T-7 Building in Ft. Tilden. More...
The Queens County American Legion Annual Legislative Breakfast will be held at American Legion Broad Channel Post 1404, 209 Crossbay Boulevard in Broad Channel, on Saturday, October 28. More...
This year, after raking fallen leaves from yards and sweeping the gutters, sidewalks and catch basins, Queens residents can put out their collections to be turned into compost as part of New York City Sanitation's More...
The weather was sunny and cool as over 7,000 Queens residents spent the morning and early afternoon of October 15 walking to raise money and awareness in the annual American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Queens Bouleva More...
The National Park Service will commemorate Floyd Bennett Field's 75th anniversary as New York City's first municipal airport and the 65th anniversary of Naval Air Station - New York, with a host of activities on Saturday, October 21. More...
'Hot Autumn Night' October 21 Tommy James, Turtles, Grass Roots On Bill
Live Nation presents a special HOT AUTUMN NIGHT starring Tommy James & The Shondells, The Turtles, The Grass Roots and The Buckinghams at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury Saturday, October 21st. More...